she accepted Laura Bush’s personal invite then blew it off. Very poor form. From Reuters:
French First Lady Skips Bush Lunch Date
President Nicolas Sarkozy unexpectedly arrived alone for the informal gathering at a Bush family compound in Maine on Saturday, near the luxury lakeside residence where the French leader and his wife are spending their holidays.
Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP / Getty Images
France’s first lady Cecilia Sarkozy, here in July, was expected to visit the Bush family compound in Maine with her husband on Saturday.
“Cecilia has set a new record for making a swift recovery,” a news reader said dryly on France Inter radio on Monday.